Answer:
a) It will take Izzy 0.226 hours = 13.6 minutes = 13 minutes 36 seconds to run to school on dashed days.
b) Izzy runs 1.30 miles on dry days.
c) Izzy saves 3 minutes and 12 seconds cutting through the woods.
Step-by-step explanation:
This problem can be solved by a simpe rule of three problem.
a) On rainy days, she runs 1.2 + 0.5 = 1.7 miles.
The problem states that for rainy days, she runs 7.5 miles per hour. We know that in a hour, Izzy will run 7.5 miles. We want to know how long it takes for her to run 1.7 miles. So
1 hour - 7.5 miles
x hours - 1.7 miles
7.5x = 1.7
[tex]x = \frac{1.7}{7.5}[/tex]
x = 0.226 hours
It will take Izzy 0.226 hours = 13.6 minutes = 13 minutes 36 seconds to run to school on dashed days.
b) Now we have a right triangle, where the sides are the 1.2 miles and the 0.5miles, and the path through the woods x is the hypotenuse.
So, we apply the pythagorean theorem.
[tex]x^{2} = (1.2)^{2} + (0.5)^{2}[/tex]
[tex]x^{2} = 1.44 + 0.25[/tex]
[tex]x^{2} = 1.69[/tex]
[tex]x = 1.30[/tex]
So, Izzy runs 1.30 miles on dry days.
c) The first step for this question is knowing how long it takes for Izzy to run 1.30 miles at 7.50 miles a hour. So:
1 hour - 7.50 miles
x hours = 1.30 miles
7.50x = 1.30
[tex]x = \frac{1.3}{7.5}[/tex]
x = 0.173 hours
So, it takes Izzy 0.173 hours = 10.4 minutes = 10 minutes 24 seconds to run through the woods.
13' 36''
-10' 24''
3' 12''
Izzy saves 3 minutes and 12 seconds cutting through the woods.
